Create Clay Hats and Crowns!

Create  Clay Hats and Crowns!

Friday, August 22, 2008

Chocolate fairy







Finally!!
The Chocolate fairy is complete! I changed her original "strawberry blonde" curly hair do to darker straight pigtails....she became more "alive" for me with this hair! The techniques that i learned from the Diane Keeler class were a long slow road!!! Summer is a little difficult to be creative...but i got through !! This doll helped me to see what techniques i need to work on ...and what changes should be made for my next doll. Dont get me wrong...I am happy and excited about this doll.....but I know the errors Imade...and I will work on them for the next doll!

Fiber Textile class with Pearl Moon






This past weekend our doll club was lucky enough to be able to have Pearl Moon from Australia teach for a weekend. Pearl is a phenominal fiber artist and fabulous sculptor who displays her textiles on the doll form. She taught us as many techniques as she could in a weekend. We worked from nine in the morning until abouth midnight both days!!! We were on "creative overload" !!!! but we just couldnt stop working!!!

Most of the work was Free motion machining using different techniques with collaged fabric, fiber, paper, paints, foils and even sewing into "nothingness" ! What looked crazy in the beginning became beautiful works of fabric art for every student! It was an amazing weekend....and we even got a few extra days with pearl to shop for more "ART" stuff...and play with clay and stamps....

Also, we had a short visit from Gloria Winer ! Gloria (GLOWIE) brought her latest "Male form" doll.....he was fantastic!!!!

After the weekend was over ... I really felt fulfilled and thanked Pearl for the wonderful gift that she gave to all of us!
The attached photos includes some of Pears textile dolls and a picture of gloria with her latest "Male" doll....awsome!!!!

NY wow

NY wow
dIANE kEELER CLASS

Diane Keeler Class

Diane Keeler Class
Diane Teaching

Diane Keeler class

Diane Keeler class
Class Picture

Sculpting a Childs face

Sculpting a Childs face
My face ..Day 2 ..ready for EARS!

Working on a new face now!!!

Working on a new face now!!!
Completed face and breastplate

Attached head to breastplate

Attached head to breastplate
The clay is very dirty..the cleanest i can get it!

After Face Make up

After Face Make up
WOW...it gives a translucent glow...hid the dirt!

Removable wig...not styled or cut yet

Removable wig...not styled or cut yet
Goat mohair that was dyed and combed

Now she's styled!

Now she's styled!
But it is a wig...it will be glued when i'm ready!!!

Painted Face...still needs brows and lashes!

Painted Face...still needs brows and lashes!
She will be sealed with Duncan flat mat as soon as it comes in the mail!

Cloth Pixie body fit under breast plate...

Cloth Pixie body fit under breast plate...
After drawing and sewing a million body parts....

Girly girl "21" charms

Girly girl "21" charms
Angelica's 21st birthday charms

Devon with his creation

Devon with his creation
Devon and his monkey boy

Devons Doll that he made from a pattern

Devons Doll that he made from a pattern
Monkey Boy

another charm group

another charm group
Debbies Charm

Leapord tube charm

Leapord  tube charm
The diamond shape is a soldered glass bead.

Wax medium melted over polymer clay face....

Wax medium melted over polymer clay face....
She's getting there..i think this hair suits her better..she needs eyelashes and ears

Odd Vintage bug- like Fairy

Odd Vintage bug- like Fairy
Just the idea

Clay Window glazed with Utee

Clay Window glazed with Utee
Stamped Utee glazed "Charms"

Clay Charms

Clay Charms
Making a mold from a charm to make more charms!

Charming

Charming
Clear tubing and stamped Utee

Charming!!! ....REALLY!!!

Charming!!! ....REALLY!!!
Soldered Vintage photos

Charming!!! ....REALLY!!!

Charming!!! ....REALLY!!!
Soldered Charms

Journal Day with Tery and Stephanie

Journal Day with Tery and Stephanie
Creating an Art Journal

Stephanies journal

Stephanies journal
of course..completed first!!

New Art Journal

New Art Journal
Journal made from SCRATCH!!!

Art journal EMBELLISHMENTS

Art journal EMBELLISHMENTS
Clay, Stamps, Utee

Inside cover

Inside cover
Material and free motion stiching

Celeste

Celeste

Celeste up close

Celeste up close
Celestes shirt is made from gessoed and tinted lace with free motion embroidery

EVA

EVA
She is with her new mom Evelyn